Where Science & Creativity Meet

Issue 8.24

June 17, 2022

THIS WEEK IN DOVER

SIX DAYS LEFT OF SESSION

With six legislative days left, the General Assembly continued to be busy at work introducing many new bills and moving several others. A condensed recap:

HB420: Preliminary Land Use System (PLUS) – The bill was released from Senate Elections & Government Affairs Committee and heads to the Senate for a full vote.
HB435: Community Workforce Agreement – The bill was assigned to House Appropriations.
HB220: Constitutional Amendment to Protect Delaware's Natural Resources – The bill was tabled in House Administration Committee.
HB299: Cash Payments – The act was released from Senate Banking, Business & Insurance Committee and heads to the Senate for a full vote.
SB280: Labor Peace Agreements and Medical Marijuana – The bill was released from House Health & Human Development. It now heads to the House for a full vote.

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Your Health at an Arm's Length Away

CHRISTIANA CARE LEVERAGES WEARABLES SO PATIENTS CAN BE HEALTHIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE

A few months ago, an 81-year-old man walked out of his home to retrieve his mail when he collapsed from a heart arrhythmia. He fell on his driveway unconscious.

The smartwatch he was wearing detected he had fallen and was not moving. Within seconds, the watch pinged and vibrated but received no response. The watch then activated a 911 call and pinpointed to the man’s precise location by GPS. An ambulance was dispatched to his home, where paramedics found him still lying on the ground. Concurrently, his watch facilitated the notification of his daughter—his emergency contact—that he was being transported to the emergency department at Christiana Hospital.

The man was treated and discharged home with a pacemaker. Throughout the entire incident—from collapse to arrival in our emergency department—only 35 minutes elapsed. Read more >

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WEBINAR | 11 AM - 12 PM

Wearables are changing the face of health care. This webinar will explore the latest in wearable technologies, their benefits, and how employers, employees and health providers are deploying them to create more comprehensive pictures of patients and positively alter the trajectory of one’s care. Register >

WHERE SCIENCE & CREATIVITY MEET

IFF'S HEALTH & BIOSCIENCE DIVISION DELIVERS DIVERSE

HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS

Consumers have become increasingly focused on effective health and wellness products and ‘functional foods’ that support health. The global health and wellness market (USD $1.5 trillion in 2021) is growing 5-10 percent annually. One of the leaders in the global health and wellness industry is IFF Health & Biosciences (IFF H&B). IFF H&B is one of four divisions of International Flavors & Fragrances resulting from its merger with DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences in February 2021. It employs approximately 400 people at its site in Wilmington, including business and functional leaders who manage multiple sub-business units and health and wellness product lines. Read more >

BEYONE MEDICINE

NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HEALTH LAUNCHES THE GINSBURG INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY

In 2021, Nemours Children’s Health announced the organization’s bold vision of redefining children’s health. Now in 2022, Nemours Children’s is excited to announce another step toward achieving their goal and making good on their promise to be a leader in advancing health equity for children here in Delaware and throughout our country. Read more >

Photos of the Week

Networking Breakfast

with the Boy Scouts of America, Del-Mar-Va

Council in Dover

Buccini/Pollin's

Chris Buccini addresses Intern Delaware

participants in Wilmington

FUJIFILM celebrates opening of their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in New Castle

President's Message

Sometimes an old narrative is hard to break. If you ask people about manufacturing in Delaware, they’d tell you it’s dead or was finished when General Motors and Chrysler exited. Fact of the matter is that manufacturing is alive and well in Delaware. Drive through any commercial or industrial park and you’ll find very little available space for rent. Our Delaware Manufacturing Association, an affiliate of the State Chamber, is healthy and growing. Read more >